Mixed fortunes on Friday at Assen for the Repsol Honda Team

A conservative Marc Marquez ended the opening day in Assen in seventh, after suffering a heavy fall in FP1 Jorge Lorenzo has been forced to withdraw from the Dutch GP.

Cool morning proceedings gave way to warm running in the afternoon at the 2019 Dutch GP. Marc Marquez started the day with sixth place in Free Practice 1. Improving his time by over a second, the reigning MotoGP World Champion finished the day seventh overall. Once again, the pace of the top ten was within a second and Marquez remains confident in his approach come Sunday.

Jorge Lorenzo’s Dutch GP was unfortunately cut short by a crash at Turn 7 during Free Practice 1. The five-time World Champion fell heavily and suffered a stable fracture to the T6 vertebra. An MRI was performed after, revealing a trabecular fracture in the T8 vertebra as well confirming the T6 fracture. He will soon travel to his home in Lugano, Switzerland.

Running resumes in Assen for the MotoGP class at 09:55 Saturday, June 29, with Free Practice 3.

Marc Marquez

7th1'33.413

“Seventh on Friday isn’t a panic, we are working for the race and looking to analyse everything. Different tyres and all of these things, working for Sunday. There are four or five riders with a similar pace at the moment but we are there, that’s important. We keep working. It was also very special today to be alongside some of Honda’s legends to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Honda Racing. I’m very sorry for Lorenzo and wish him a speedy recovery.”

Jorge Lorenzo

“Due to the fall I fractured both my T6 and T8 vertebrae. The injury does not allow me to race here in Assen or at the Sachsenring. Tomorrow morning I will fly to Lugano and do all the possible treatments to get ready to go to Brno.”

MotoGP 2019Friday, June 28th 2019

Practice
Round 8
TT AssenAssen

Dutch TT Combined Free Practice Classification

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Vinales Maverick

12

SPA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'32.638

2

Quartararo Fabio

20

FRA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

0.180

3

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.314

4

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

0.585

5

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.667

6

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

0.717

7

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.775

8

Mir Joan

36

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.777

9

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.879

10

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1.089

11

Bagnaia Francesco

63

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1.177

12

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.216

13

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

1.236

14

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

Petronas Yamaha SRT

Yamaha

1.325

15

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.333

16

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1.402

17

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.556

18

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.732

19

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.899

20

Oliveira Miguel

88

POR

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

1.990

21

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Red Bull KTM Tech 3

KTM

2.612

22

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

3.023

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Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.

Location Information

Assen is the only venue to have held a round of the Motorcycle World Championship every year since its creation in 1949. The circuit was purpose built for the Dutch TT in 1955, with previous events having been held on public roads. The track is narrow, with rapid changes in… read more.